Chainle Hints and Answers for October 26, 2026
Chainle is a free daily word game: five rounds, one guess each, and a score of up to 1,000 per round for finding the word that links the clues. This page has the clues for every round of the October 26, 2026 puzzle, three hints per round from gentlest to most direct, and each answer behind its own tiles so you only see what you choose. Play the live puzzle at chainle.io →
October 26, 2026 · Chainle #68
Rounds for October 26, 2026
The clues are shown as the game shows them. Reveal a hint or two for the round you are stuck on; the answers stay behind their tiles until you tap them.
Round 1Two-word bridge
avenueshelter
One word that belongs with both clues.
- Length
- First Letter
- Close, But Not It
Round 2Two-word bridge
hooddiamond
One word that belongs with both clues.
- Length
- First Letter
- Close, But Not It
Round 3Two-word bridge
codetreaty
One word that belongs with both clues.
- Length
- First Letter
- Close, But Not It
Round 4Three-word bridge
readerchapterpress
One word that fits all three clues.
- Length
- First Letter
- Close, But Not It
Round 5Closest connection
birth
The word nearest in meaning to the clue.
- Length
- First Letter
- Close, But Not It
How Chainle Works
Chainle gives everyone the same five rounds each day, released at midnight Eastern Time. Every round shows one, two or three clue words and asks for a single word that connects them. You get one guess per round, and each round is worth up to 1,000 points, so a perfect day scores 5,000.
A two-word bridge (rounds 1 to 3) asks for one word that belongs with both clues. The connection is semantic: the word should sit close in meaning to each clue on its own. An illustration is pizza and pasta linked by tomato; the word belongs with both without forming a fixed phrase.
A three-word bridge (round 4) asks for one word that fits all three clues at once. The same semantic test applies to every clue. An illustration is bank, flow and bridge linked by river; the word reaches each clue through a shared sense of meaning.
The closest connection (round 5) asks for the word nearest in meaning to a single clue. Association alone is weaker than near synonymy or a close sibling in the same category. An illustration is violin linked by cello.
How Chainle Scores a Guess
Chainle describes every word in its dictionary with 300 numbers that capture how the word is used. Your guess is compared with each clue on its own and measured against the round's strongest link, the best word the game found. Each clue then grows a chain of up to eight links toward your word: the closer the meaning, the longer the chain. Match the strongest link and the chains meet for the full 1,000.
The clues are combined in a way that rewards balance, so in a two-word bridge a word that misses one clue completely scores 0 however close it is to the other. In the three-word bridge the weakest clue gets a head start, so a word that links two of the three still earns about 500. Chainle's FAQ gives pizza and pasta as an example: cheese scores 993, oven 873, delivery 356 and car 170, while sauce and noodle score the full 1,000 alongside tomato. The full rules are in Chainle's FAQ.
How to Use These Hints Without Spoiling the Answers
Each round has its own card, so you can get help on the round you are stuck on and leave the others alone. The length and first-letter hints narrow the field. The near-miss hint lists the best other words for that round with the points Chainle would give them, which shows the direction of the answer without naming it; forms of the answer are left out of that list.
The answer for each round sits behind letter tiles. Tap one tile to check a single letter, or show the whole word. Once a round's answer is showing, the card also lists any other words that score the full 1,000. A date picker opens every day back to the first Chainle on August 20, 2026. For other daily puzzles see more daily game solvers.
Chainle Strategy
Think about what the clues share in meaning rather than words they combine with. A word that pairs neatly with each clue in a phrase can still score poorly if its meaning sits far from one of them. When a clue has more than one meaning, Chainle counts any of them, so the strongest link often reaches each clue through a different sense: bank links river and money, bark links tree and dog.
In the three-word bridge, a word that fits two clues still earns about 500, so a safe guess that covers two of them beats a long shot. In the closest connection round, look for a near synonym or a close sibling of the clue rather than something it is merely associated with, and avoid other forms of the clue word, which the game rejects. Prefer the most common playable word that sits at the same distance from the clue as the strongest link; distant associates rarely fill the chain.
Semantle, the Original Meaning-Based Word Game
Chainle scores words by meaning, an idea Semantle has used every day since early 2022. Semantle, created by David Turner and now part of The Word Finder, hides one word and gives every guess a similarity score, with a proximity rank once you enter the nearest 1,000 words. Unlike Chainle there is no guess limit and no clue words: you find your way from the scores alone. Play today's Semantle at semantle.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
A free daily word game at chainle.io, launched on August 20, 2026. Each day has five rounds, the same for everyone: three two-word bridges, one three-word bridge and one closest connection, with one guess per round and up to 1,000 points each.
A new puzzle comes out every day at midnight Eastern Time (New York). This page updates shortly after.
Every word has a list of numbers describing its meaning, and your guess is compared with each clue separately against the round's strongest link. Each clue grows a chain of up to eight links toward your word, and the chains are combined so that a word missing one clue scores 0.
No. Any word as close to the clues as the strongest link also scores the full 1,000, and every accepted word scores something. This page shows the other full-score words for each round after you reveal its answer.
A guess must be a single dictionary word. Chainle rejects a clue word or a word built on one, another spelling of a clue, names, plurals, filler words and offensive words. In the closest connection round it also rejects other forms of the clue.
The best-scoring words in Chainle's own word list other than the strongest link, scored the way the game scores them. Words that are forms of the answer are left out, so the list points you in the right direction without giving the word away.
In each round's answer box, behind letter tiles: tap a tile for one letter, or Show answer for the whole word. Try the hints first.
Yes. The date picker opens every day back to August 20, 2026, the first Chainle, each with the same hints and answer tiles. Chainle itself also keeps a playable archive.
No. Chainle is played at chainle.io; this is an independent hints page.
Five. Rounds 1 to 3 are two-word bridges, round 4 is a three-word bridge, and round 5 is the closest connection. You get one guess per round and up to 1,000 points on each.
One word that belongs with both clue words through shared meaning. The game compares your guess to each clue separately; a word that sits far from either clue scores close to nothing. An illustration is pizza and pasta linked by tomato.